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    1. A nurse is preparing to administer antibiotic X over 20 min. Available is antibiotic X in 50 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride (NSS). The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 20 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt / min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
      Correct Answer:50 gtt/min
    2. A nurse is preparing to administer 0.45% sodium chloride (NaC1) 1000 mL IV to infuse over 8 hr. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero)
      Correct Answer:125 mL/hr
    3. A nurse is preparing to administer morphine sulfate 2 mg IV bolus. Available is morphine sulfate 10 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use trailing zero.)
      Correct Answer:0.2 mL
    4. A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin 8 mcg/kg/day PO to divide equally every 12 hr for a preschooler who weighs 33 lb. Available is digoxin elixir 0.05 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do use a trailing zero.)
      Correct Answer:1.2 mL

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    1. A nurse is preparing to infuse a 250-mL unit of packed RBCs over 2 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtts/mL. The nurse should adjust the flow rate to deliver how many drops per minute? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
      Correct Answer:31 gtt/min
    2. A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 2 gm/day PO divided into two doses. The amount available is amoxicillin 250 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer with each dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
      Correct Answer:4 tablets
    3. A nurse is preparing to administer midazolam 0.2 mg/kg via IV bolus now. The client weighs 220 lb. How many mg should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
      Correct Answer:20 mg
    4. A nurse is preparing to administer midazolam 0.2 mg/kg via IV bolus now. The client weighs 220 lb. How many mg should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
      Correct Answer:20 mg

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    1. A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's 400 mL IV bolus to infuse over 3 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 20 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero)
      Correct Answer:44 gtt/min
    2. A nurse is caring for client who is postoperative following an appendectomy and prescribed Ds lactated Ringer's at 150 mL/hr continuous IV infusion for 12 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 20 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
      Correct Answer:50 gtt/min
    3. A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin 0.25 mg PO daily. The amount available is digoxin 0.125 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
    4. A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty and has a new prescription for enoxaparin 1mg/kg/dose subcutaneous every 12 hr. The client weighs 185 lb. How many mg should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use trailing zero.)

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    1. A nurse in the emergency department is preparing to administer naloxone 0.4 mg IV bolus to client who has opioid-induced respiratory depression. Available is naloxone injection 0.2 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if t applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
    2. A nurse is preparing to administer metoprolol 5 mg IV bolus to a client for heart rate control. Available is metoprolol injection 1 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
    3. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parent of a child who is prescribed diphenhydramine 25 mg elixir every 4 hr as needed. The amount available is diphenhydramine elixir 12.5 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero)
    4. A caring for a client who has schizophrenia and is experiencing hallucinations. The provider prescribes chlorpromazine 50 mg IM every 4 hr as needed. Available is chlorpromazine injection 25 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

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    1. A nurse is preparing to administer an IV fluid bolus of 500 mL 0.9% sodium chloride over 60 min. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
    2. A nurse is caring for a client who is has a pulmonary embolism and has new prescription for enoxaparin 5mg/kg/dose subcutaneous every 12 hr. The client weighs 176 lbs. How many mg should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number, Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not trailing zero.)
    3. A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 150 mL IV to infuse over 3 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
    4. A nurse is caring for a client is who has a deep vein thrombosis and is prescribed heparin by continuous lV infusion at 1,200 units/hr. Available is heparin 25,000 units 250 mL D5W. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth/whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

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    1. A nurse is caring for a client who has deep-vein thrombosis and is receiving IV fluid that contains 10,000 units of heparin in 500 mL infusing at 1000 units/hr. When calculating the client's intake and output, how much should the nurse document as intake from this infusion in an 8-hr shift? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
    2. A nurse is preparing to administer total parental nutrition (TPN) 1800 mL to infuse over 24 hr. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use trailing zero.)